Afghanistan:

Senior Haqqani Network Leader Killed in Paktika Airstrike

TEHRAN (defapress)- A senior leader of the Haqqani terrorist network has been killed in an airstrike in southeastern Paktika province of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said Tuesday.

News ID: 74560

Date: 25 December 2018 - 16:00

According to a statement released by MoI, Saifullah, the military commission chief of Haqqani terrorist network who was killed in Barmal district, Khaama Press reported.

The statement further added that Saifullah was also in charge of providing logistics support to the fighters of the terrorist network.

Saifullah was killed in the airstrike which was conducted on Monday in the vicinity of Margha Village, MoI added in its statement.

“Saifullah, the military and logistic head of Haqqani Terrorist Network killed along with six others after Air Forces struck a militants’ hideout in Margha village, Barmal district, eastern Paktika province, yesterday,” the statement by MoI said.

According to MoI, the group was involved in planning and coordinating suicide attacks in Paktika and neighboring provinces.

The anti-government armed militant groups including Taliban and Haqqani network have not commented regarding the killing of Saifullah so far.

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